Jo Ko is a ceramic artist born and raised in Oakland. Through her sculptures, she ventures into the unknown, breathing life into foreign beings and uncharted realms; shaping a new landscape where new myths emerge and unfold.

Her work is inspired from the natural geometry in nature and by carving into a new identity through building unknown ambiguous forms. Her surrealist style embodies the raw feelings of mortality and the unknown: vulnerability, strength, and resilience all erupting out.

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RESIDENCY
2025-2026
Short Term Resident Artist,Greenhouse Residency,Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA

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SHOWS

2026 – Freely in Hope | 15th Anniversary Gala | San Francisco, CA

2026 – Tint Gallery | Oxide Collective Fall 2026 Collection | San Francisco, CA

2026 – The Perish Trust | The Hammer Show | San Francisco, CA

2026 – Castle | Works in Progress IV | San Francisco, CA

2026 – FOG FAIR | Works In Progress IV | San Francisco, CA

2025 – SOBU Oakland | Vessel Show | Oakland, CA

2025 – Chartreuse by Roje | Castro Art Walk Showcase | San Francisco, CA

2025 – Cult Aimee Friberg | Exquisite Thing | Oakland, CA

2025 – Kaarem x Found Floral | By Artisans x Spring 25’Show | Berkeley, CA

2025 – June Steingart Art Gallery | Clay, Paper, Wood | Oakland, CA

2024 – West Coast Craft | WCCFall Show | San Francisco, CA

2024 – The Perish Trust | The Perish Trust Window Display | San Francisco, CA

2024 – SOMArts + Clayroom Studios | Time + Memory | San Francisco, CA

2024 – June Steingart Art Gallery | Student Show | Oakland, CA

2024 – Laney Student Showcase | CCACA, 37th Annual Conference | Sacramento, CA

2023 – Ramsess Art Garden | Into the Garden Show | Oakland, CA

2023 – Ocean View Brew Works | Ceramic and Plant Show | Albany, CA

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WORKSHOP + TEACHING
Outside of her ceramics practice she also teach workshops/classes at a local level.

2026

Mendocino Art Center Ceramics, Mendocino, CA
Sculptural Lamps

Sharon Arts Studio, San Francisco, CA
Whimsical Organic Vases

Uncle Paul’s Ceramics, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Handbuilding

Stone Gold Pottery, San Francisco, CA
Coil Vase Workshop

Stone Gold Pottery, San Francisco, CA
Coiling 101

Stone Gold Pottery, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Wheel Throwing

Sunset Clay House, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Hand Building

2025
Clayroom, San Francisco, CA
Hand Building Funky Furniture

Sunset Clay House, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Hand Building

Sunset Clay House, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Wheel Throwing

Sumi Studio, San Francisco, CA
Lamp Workshop

Sumi Studio, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Hand Building

Sumi Studio, San Francisco, CA
AAPI Paint Underglaze

Sumi Studio, San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Set Workshop

2024
Clayroom, San Francisco, CA
Hand Building Funky Furniture

Clayroom, San Francisco, CA
Sculptural Lamp Making

The Pottery Studio, San Francisco, CA
Intro to Hand Building

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SCHOLARSHIP
2024 West Coast Craft Fall Diversity Scholarship Recipient